Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!!

phyllis__mn

11 years ago

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11 years ago
Yes, that goes for me too.
glenda_al
11 years ago
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Krista- Thanks...it was very good pie. My mom uses lots of brown sugar and cinnamon and the apples are a little tart, so great combination :) Rosefolly- Sorry, I don't know what kind of apples they are...the tree has been here for at least fifty years (it's in some of the old pictures) and my husband's grandmother, who planted the tree, passed away before we moved out here. The apples are smaller than normal, but bigger than crabapples. They're a little tart, red with a bit of yellow and green, even when ripe and they ripen in October. They also don't have worms, which I've heard is unusual in our area...but I don't know if that has anything to do with the type of apple tree.
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Kelly, I sort of do it by taste. Boil & drain potatoes, mash with hand masher, add 1-2 chopped chipotles with a little adobo, butter, and milk (to thin a bit). My favorite sweet potato/chipotle mix is a gratin. Chipotle Sweet Potato Gratin As this bakes the heavy cream is absorbed by the potatoes so the gratin is firm, not creamy or soupy. The chipotle pepper adds a nice little kick. 1 or 2 canned chipotle peppers with some of the adobo sauce 1 1/2 - 2 cups heavy cream 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced thin Preheat the oven to 350 F. In a blender or food processor, puree the chipotles until smooth. Stir in cream. In a large casserole dish arrange a fourth of the sweet potatoes and pour a fourth of the cream over all. Repeat with the remaining potatoes and cream, forming 4 layers. May be prepared up to this point one half hour ahead, covered, and refrigerated. Bake for 1 hour, or until the cream has been absorbed and the potatoes are browned. ~variation of a Bobby Flay recipe
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Happy thanksgiving to all my friends on this great site. I wish you all a day filled with love, hope, giggles and good food and especially hugs.
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Jasdip
11 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American friends!!!
lydia1959
11 years ago
schoolhouse_gw
11 years ago
brightonborn
11 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving everybody !!!

june
patti43
11 years ago
Thank you, Phyllis. I hope everyone has a happy day!
mary3444
11 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. All of you make my day reading what you are doing. Stay safe, enjoy your family & friends & don't eat to much.
Georgysmom
11 years ago
Thank you, Phyllis and a Happy Thanksgiving to you and to everyone else out there.
satine_gw
11 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving to all. I hope everyone has someone to share the holiday with and that we all remember to be thankful for all we have including this forum which has so many wonderful people. Satine
kayjones
11 years ago
Happy and BLESSED Thanksgiving, all my KT family!

Here's some food for thought:

Thanksgiving is a holiday surrounded by myths and legends. Many societies have a day set aside to give thanksgiving for the many blessings they enjoy. In the United States, Thanksgiving has become a time for families and friends to get together, eat probably too much, and give thanks.

Following are some interesting facts about this beloved holiday:

While most Americans think of the Pilgrims as celebrating the first Thanksgiving in America, there are some claims that others in the New World should be recognized as first. For example, in Texas there is a marker that says, "Feast of the First Thanksgiving - 1541."

The date of what is typically recognized as the first Thanksgiving is not precisely known though it occurred between September 21 and November 9, 1621. The Plymouth Pilgrims dined with the Wampanoag Indians for the first Thanksgiving.

The First Thanksgiving lasted for three days.

According to Edward Winslow, a participant in the first Thanksgiving, the feast consisted of corn, barley, fowl including wild turkeys and waterfowl, and venison.

52 Pilgrims attended the first Thanksgiving in 1621 including John Alden, William Bradford, Priscilla Mullins, and Miles Standish.

Approximately 50 Native Americans attended the first Thanksgiving including Massasoit and Squanto - the Pilgrim's translator.

The First Thanksgiving was actually a secular event that was not repeated. A Calvinist Thanksgiving actually did occur in 1623 and did not involve sharing food with the Native Americans.

The first national celebration of Thanksgiving was declared in 1775 by the Continental Congress. This was to celebrate the win at Saratoga during the American Revolution. However, this was not an annual event.

In 1863, two national days of Thanksgiving were declared: One celebrated the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg. The other began the Thanksgiving holiday we still celebrate today.

The author of "Mary Had a Little Lamb," Sarah Josepha Hale, was key in getting Thanksgiving officially recognized as a national holiday.

Each year the President officially declares a day of National Thanksgiving.

Since Harry Truman, every president has pardoned a turkey for Thanksgiving.
joyfulguy
11 years ago
Right -

- HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE (south of that border, that it).

They're even talking of Black Friday up here, now).

ole joyful
dedtired
11 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving!
minnie_tx
11 years ago
from me too.
Thanks Kay for that lovely dish for our table "Here's some food for thought"
Marilyn Sue McClintock
11 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving Day Today.

Sue
susanjf_gw
11 years ago
special thanks to mrs clinton! happy thanksgiving!
secsteve
11 years ago
Got my apple pie done last night and will be doing the pumpkin (made from real pumpkin, not canned) pie soon. Then fire up the charcoal grill and get out the rotisserie, slap the bird on and let it cook.

We discovered this way years ago, and George and I continue to do it unless we're invited out. Comes out nice and juicy and frees up the oven for other things.

Among my blessings, I count you folks here on KT as one of them.

Happy Turkey Day all.
Kathsgrdn
11 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving Phyllis and everyone. I'm eating leftovers this morning. The kids are going to their father's today so I decided to make dinner yesterday.
schoolhouse_gw
11 years ago
Getting ready to load up the car, go pick up Mom, and head down to my brother and family in Holmes County. Looks like a nice, but chilly, day out there. Will be a pretty drive.
Eat lots of food everyone!! and have two pieces of pie!
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
11 years ago
Happy Thanksgiving to all, may everyone be safe, happy, and have a full belly today!!
It's just the two of us so we are not having a big deal but the turkey is sure smelling good!
Enjoy the day!
mare_wbpa
11 years ago
Have a happy, blessed and safe Thanksgiving to all my KT friends and their loved ones.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!!!

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